I haven,t posted for awhile but this really upset me ,Yesterday woke up with the usual am anxiety got up moving about and the dizziness was horrible!!!! Even to walk I felt totally strange, the top of my head felt strange, nervous inside just didn,t feel right even vision was off. By evening things seemed to settle down .Today still dizzy but nothing like yesterday, dull headache usual nagging anxiety, can anyone relate to this? Thank you for your responces.

Ps Does anyone also feel tired all the time?

I am not tired all the time, but I have had the dizzies and feeling "off". Can't really explain it, just not right. My head will feel strange too, the top of my head, but attribute that to sinuses or tmj. I have been nervous for no reason at all and yes, the vision can seem weird. Some of it is hormonal some of it is anxiety, either way, it doesn't feel good when it happens. I hope tonight is better for you.

Hey lil:

I am not tired all of the time but your description fits me to a T.
Yesterday was exceptionally bad and I know that it was anxiety but knowing that did absolutely nothing to help.
Today has been way better but still having those feelings, just not as severe.
you are not alone. I believe it is hormonal, which in turn makes it anxiety related.

Hugs to you,
Jeaninne

Yeah! Yeah! yeah! Dizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy! feel strange in the head like weird in my head but also physically funny itchiness and slight cold tingling on the side of the head. then off balance. then eyes not quite clear at times, just for a moment. Hard to describe. Headaches that come and go during the day. Not real headaches but just those odd nagging dull pains. Not tired but just not myself. Anxiety is pretty much a given.
Each day seem to be an adventure in the jungle of menopausal symptoms? I am fed up with "take it one day at a time" when I want to shake it one at a time out of my brain! One symptom at a time seems like too much some days. I guess I have bad anger issue today.
Mrs Buff

How bizarre thats me except for headaches, my eyes haven't been the same since this began they seem weaker, the face tingling is shocking, but then everytrhing at some time through all this tingles and itches. We are with you all the way.

hi lil ..... I ususally experience that dizziness when I first get up as well. It doesn't seem to happen while i'm still laying down, but as soon as I sit up in bed....there it is. Then, depending on the degree of dizziness, I either sit there for a while, while it calms down somewhat, or I can actually get up, and slowly make it to the bathroom. But, one way or the other, it's there. NOt everyday, once and a while .... I am also very lightheaded a lot of times.

The tiredness.......oh yes.!!! I am tired a lot , sometimes it just feels as if my body itself is tired, other times, it's more of a sleepiness, and it can be SO sleepy, that I have to lay down for a while, and sleep. I also get those headaches, some are just a dull ache, other times it's sinus, which i get now, more than I ever did in my life.

Tiredness is not unusual during peri either ..... you sound like you're just experiencing more of the fun stuff ....UGH!

Thank you all for your responses it helps, do you feel like each day you may have different symptoms? like one day you can handle things the next day you can,t, cry because you hate all this? And the just not feeling like yourself is a big one, I get scared because nothing seems to help, Right now taperring off Elavil not having fun. The unwarrented anxiety is what really gets me there everyday to some degree, the head feeling strange is a big issue! When I get anxious with all this I think I,m Bi Polar stupid right even though I have no symptoms of it, no insomnia, no manic episodes but it gets in my head and causes more anxiety. This Meno is for the birds!!!!!!I usually feel calmer at nite and I know Bi Polar people don,t feel like crud all day then suddenly at nite feel good. I had an Ob Gyn tell me at nite is when the hormones tend to settle down .

Hi Little lil,

Yes get these strange head feelings too (what don,t I have lately) like a detached had a few drinks feeling,very odd.

hope you feel a bit better today

Take care
Kath

Did it just start happening? If so, it could be from tapering off the Elavil. Although, I have gotten the dizzies on occasion. I'm starting a new AD and got up and was dizzy it went away though, probably a side effect. I have felt all you are feeling at various times. Hence, the AD. I am usually not tired just lazy (that's why I changed to a diff AD). I love when a good nap hits me. I would probably worry if all of a sudden I started getting too sleepy, lol. I hate the anxiety and obsessive thinking. The Lexapro really helped with that except it seemed to keep me somewhat apathetic/unmotivated. I'm now trying Pristiq, we'll see how that goes. The one thing I can't stand is anxiety and obsessive thinking, if that comes back, I'm back on Lexapro even if I lay in bed for 2 years, lol. I love the nighttime, as I have posted before, I feel better and I don't feel guilty laying in bed cause that's when you are supposed to be in bed, lol. Take care of yourself little ill, this too shall pass....... so I have heard

In answer to your question lilttle lil A definate "yes"

get fed up of myself feeling so bad and unable to handle the anxiety that all of this brings.
My rational brain seems to have got up and gone!!

Kath